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Banning Bitcoin in Russia is ‘same as banning the internet,’ minister says

Banning cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) is impossible, Russia’s finance minister Anton Siluanov declared as the Bank of Russia keeps calling on the state to ban

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Binance’s Paysafe deal worries UK financial watchdog

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the top financial authority in the United Kingdom, has raised concerns over Binance’s recent partnership with Paysafe, a retail payment

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Fed never did it: US Senate Banking head lashes out at Super Bowl crypto ads

The Super Bowl advertisements by crypto companies, including Coinbase, FTX and several others, ruled social media and news headlines for their out-of-the-box approach. However, United States

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‘Keep Your Coins’ bill introduced to restrict government control of crypto

Ohio’s eighth district congressman Warren Davidson has introduced the “Keep Your Coins” bill in the House of Representatives to protect individuals’ self-custodied crypto wallets from

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Binance.US is under investigation from SEC over trading affiliates: Report

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly launched a probe into major crypto exchange Binance’s U.S. arm regarding trading firms connected to Binance

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Here’s why the SEC keeps rejecting spot Bitcoin ETF applications

It is not the first time the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected proposals for a Bitcoin spot exchange traded product (ETP), but efforts

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Concerns over Fed nominee may stop Senate from confirming Biden’s picks: Report

Members of the U.S. Senate Banking committee have reportedly divided along party lines regarding President Joe Biden’s pick of Sarah Bloom Raskin as vice chair

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US lawmaker introduces bill for government-backed insurance of ‘qualified’ stablecoins

House Financial Services Committee member and New Jersey Representative Josh Gottheimer has introduced legislation that would have the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation back stablecoins in

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Crypto at the Olympics: NFT skis, Bitcoin bobsledders and CBDC controversy

The 2022 Winter Olympics, officially called the XXIV Olympic Winter Games, kicked off on Feb. 4 in Beijing with crypto being a major part of

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Belarus president signs decree to support free circulation of crypto

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree affirming the country’s formal support of free circulation of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). Lukashenko’s press office announced